Sen. Jon Tester is getting testy with reporters during his remaining weeks in Congress after being fired from his long-held Senate seat in Montana.
President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter BidenHe was acquitted on Sunday of all charges for crimes he “committed or may have committed” between January 2014 and December 2024.
On Monday, Tester was asked about Biden’s controversial move to pardon his son, to which the senator gave a rather blunt answer.
“I’ll be out of here in a month,” he said with a smile, according to CNN and other media. “Ask someone who counts.”
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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., arrives for the Senate Defense Subcommittee hearing on the “Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves,” at the Dirksen Building on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Tom Williams)
The comment comes nearly a month after the three-term Montana Democrat was ousted by Republican Navy SEAL Senator-elect Tim Sheehy in one of the most closely watched races of the 2024 cycle.
Although Tester did not answer the question, Democrats on Capitol Hill did to pronounce against Biden’s decision to clear his son of potential federal charges over the past decade.
Republican Senator-elect Tim Sheehy defeated Tester in the November election. (Tim Sheehy for Montana)
“President Biden’s decision to pardon his son was wrong. A president’s family and allies should not receive special treatment. This was an improper use of power, it undermines trust in our government and it encourages others to bend justice to their interests. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., wrote in a message on X.
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Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., also said Biden’s decision “further erodes Americans’ belief that the justice system is fair and equal for all.”
Attempts to reach Tester’s office for comment at the time of writing were unsuccessful.
